by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: Evaluating and Supporting Partnership Approaches to Environmental Management Thesis Abstract: This PhD will work with the England’s Environment Agency, The Rivers Trust and The Catchment Based Approach National Steering Group to investigate the...
by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: Narratives as Driving Forces: An Urban Political Ecology of Sinking Cities in Coastal Java, Indonesia Thesis Abstract: Indonesian coastal cities are sinking, with impacts particularly significant in northern Java, an island where over half of...
by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: The impact of fossil fuel subsidy reforms in Indonesia on health financing and health outcomes Thesis Abstract: Fossil fuel subsidies – which incentivise the use of coal, oil, and gas as dominant energy sources by making their...
by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: International flows and local geographies: Political ecologies of e-waste from the UK to Ghana. Thesis Abstract: This study examines the international flows of e-waste and the lived experiences at the local level, with a particular focus on e-waste...
by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: Reforesting London: exploring the transformative capacity of council estate land in London for the expansion of urban treescapes. Thesis Abstract: London is a city of 3,500 council estates, with local authorities owning on average 28...
by Vicky Man | 15th December 2025
Thesis Title: How Do Retrofitting Practices Transform the Lives and Environmental Conditions of Racialised and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities? Thesis Abstract: Exposure to polluted air is responsible for tens of thousands of premature...
by Liisa Matomaki | 28th November 2024
Thesis Title: Extreme heat governance in India: a comparative analysis of why some subnational governments do better than others Abstract: Climate change is poised to inflict extreme heat on much of the world in the coming decades, leading to increased mortality and...
by Vicky Man | 28th November 2024
Thesis Title: Mapping engagement with climate adaptation information: What’s used, by whom, and to do what? Abstract: Climate models, scenarios, and projections are crucial sources of information that can help us to decide how to minimise future risks and how to...
by Liisa Matomaki | 27th November 2024
Thesis Title: Rooted Journeys: Maroon Ecologies and Cultural Keystone Species in Transatlantic Contexts Abstract: This project investigates the significance of Maroon ecologies for diasporic identity, health, and the environment. Jamaican Maroons are the descendants...
by Liisa Matomaki | 27th November 2024
Thesis Title: Social and population health impacts of neighbourhood changes after redevelopment of contaminated brownfield land Abstract: Brownfield land is previously developed land, mostly in cities, that is no longer in use and can be redeveloped for housing or...
by Liisa Matomaki | 27th November 2024
Thesis Title: Terraforming Tabuk: Green Transition in Saudi Arabia Abstract: Primary Supervisor: My doctoral research examines the possibilities of green transition in the Middle East. I take Saudi Arabia’s Neom, a multi-billion infrastructure programme under...
